Ostatnia aktualizacja: 16 September 2026
August 2026 brought a clear change in the pace of deal activity tracked by the E-PLAY Market Watch database. After reaching a record 261 deals in July, monthly volume fell to 210 deals in August. Despite the lower overall volume, several suppliers continued to show strong activity, while the geographic distribution of deals shifted noticeably.
QTech Games returned to the top of the company rankings with nine deals, following eight in July and five in June. BGaming recorded its strongest monthly performance in the E-PLAY database with six deals, while SYNOT Games and Gaming Corps each recorded five.
On the market side, Canada became the most active specific regulated market in August with 12 deals, moving ahead of the United States, Brazil and Italy. Bulgaria also reached a new high in the E-PLAY database with eight deals, while Italy fell from 13 deals in July to seven in August.
The August data therefore shows a lower overall deal volume after July’s record month, but continued commercial activity among a number of suppliers and increasing activity in selected regulated markets. It presents a balanced mix of regional and international deals, with a slight advantage of regional ones.
QTech Games: Back at the Top
QTech Games returned to first place in August with nine deals, following eight in July and five in June. This gives the company three consecutive months of increasing deal activity in the E-PLAY Market Watch database.
QTech has also been expanding the scope of its offering during 2026. On 14 January, the company announced the launch of QTechLabs, a data, analytics and business-intelligence service built around QTech’s platform data. According to the company, the service gives platform clients and providers access to real-time dashboards, predictive analysis and other data-driven tools alongside QTech’s existing aggregation proposition.
On 25 March, QTech announced a separate expansion into sportsbook aggregation. The company introduced a multi-sportsbook strategy, beginning with the integration of Song88 and stating that additional sportsbook integrations would follow. QTech positioned the initiative around emerging markets in Africa and Latin America, where it sees opportunities to combine sports betting and iGaming offerings.
These developments provide additional context for QTech’s strong deal activity during the summer. The August result itself remains the E-PLAY database measure, while the company’s own announcements show that its proposition has been expanding beyond traditional casino aggregation during 2026.
BGaming: A Breakout Month
BGaming was one of the clearest stories in the August rankings.
With six deals, the supplier recorded its strongest monthly result in the E-PLAY Market Watch database and moved into second place among the most active companies.
The August performance followed a period of broader distribution activity. In July, BGaming announced a partnership with Bragg Gaming Group, making a selection of its games available through the bragg hub aggregation platform in Spain, the Netherlands and Peru. BGaming said the agreement was intended to expand its presence in regulated European and Latin American markets.
BGaming was also active in August beyond its commercial agreements. On 26 August, the company published an overview of its Three Game Worlds approach, dividing its portfolio into Classic, Casual and Entertainment categories. The company presented the structure as a way of addressing different player and operator requirements.
BGaming’s own company profile says the brand officially debuted in 2018 and currently offers more than 250 games, with its headquarters in Malta and development offices in Poland and Georgia.
The combination of six deals in the E-PLAY database and continued product and distribution activity makes BGaming one of the suppliers to watch going into the final months of the year.
SYNOT Games: A Broad Geographic Footprint
SYNOT Games recorded five deals in August, with activity spread across several markets.
The company’s August activity included partnerships connected with Bulgaria, Serbia, Argentina and Brazil, giving it one of the more geographically diverse profiles among the leading suppliers in the monthly ranking.
The broader SYNOT ecosystem was also active in regional aggregation during August. On 4 August, SYNOT Interactive announced that Gaming Corps had joined its aggregation platform, making Gaming Corps’ portfolio available through SYNOT’s network across Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. The markets covered by the agreement include Czechia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
The August data therefore shows activity around the wider SYNOT network in addition to SYNOT Games’ own deal count, with regional distribution remaining an important part of the group’s commercial activity.
Gaming Corps: Consistency Meets Distribution
Gaming Corps recorded five deals in August, following four in both June and July.
That three-month sequence is notable because the company has remained consistently present near the top of the E-PLAY rankings rather than relying on a single unusually active month.
August also brought further distribution activity for Gaming Corps. On 4 August, the company agreed a partnership with SYNOT Interactive, covering seven Central and Eastern European and Balkan markets: Czechia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The agreement makes Gaming Corps’ full catalogue available to operators through SYNOT Interactive’s regional platform.
This agreement fits the pattern visible in the E-PLAY data: Gaming Corps has continued to expand its distribution footprint across multiple regulated markets while maintaining a relatively stable monthly deal count.
Canada: The Market to Watch
Canada was the most active specific regulated market in August with 12 deals, ahead of the United States with 11 and Brazil with nine.
The E-PLAY data shows a clear three-month progression:
June: 7 → July: 11 → August: 12
One important development behind the changing Canadian landscape was the launch of Alberta’s regulated competitive iGaming market on 13 July 2026. The opening introduced a second Canadian province with a private-operator online gambling framework after Ontario.
The expansion also created additional distribution opportunities for suppliers. Bragg Gaming Group, for example, reported that it went live in Alberta at market opening with multiple operators and had more than 80 Bragg titles available in the province.
Individual supplier launches also continued during August. On 5 August, BetMGM and Blueprint Gaming announced that the Game of Thrones slot had gone live with BetMGM in Alberta, following its earlier launch in Ontario.
The combination of Ontario’s established market and Alberta’s new regulated framework provides important context for Canada’s increasing position in the E-PLAY deal rankings.
Bulgaria: A Market Moving Up the Rankings
Bulgaria recorded eight deals in August, compared with five in July and three in June.
That gives the market a clear progression:
June: 3 → July: 5 → August: 8
The increase coincided with additional supplier and platform activity in the market. SYNOT Interactive, for example, continued to develop its regional aggregation proposition, while the wider SYNOT ecosystem was active across Central and Eastern Europe during the month.
The absolute number of Bulgarian deals remains below the levels recorded by the largest international markets, but the three-month increase makes Bulgaria one of the markets worth monitoring in the E-PLAY database.
Italy: From Summer Leader to Seven Deals
Italy presented the opposite pattern.
The market recorded 14 deals in June, 13 in July and only seven in August.
Italy had been one of the most active regulated European markets during the first half of the summer. The August result therefore represents a substantial month-on-month decline.
The E-PLAY data alone does not establish whether the decrease was caused by seasonality, the timing of individual agreements or wider market conditions. What is clear is that Italy’s position changed significantly in August, while Canada and Bulgaria moved in the opposite direction.
September will therefore provide an important comparison point. A return toward the levels seen in June and July would indicate that August was a temporary decline, while another low result could suggest a more sustained change in deal activity.
What August Tells Us
The August data produces several broader signals.
First, deal volume slowed but supplier activity remained significant. The database recorded 210 deals, down from July’s record of 261, but several companies continued to post strong numbers.
Second, distribution remains an important part of supplier expansion. The activity of QTech Games, BGaming and Gaming Corps illustrates different approaches to expanding content distribution, including aggregation, platform partnerships and regional distribution agreements.
Third, Canada is becoming increasingly important in the E-PLAY data. Three consecutive months of growth have coincided with the launch of Alberta’s regulated market, adding a new source of commercial opportunities alongside the established Ontario market.
Fourth, Bulgaria is showing a similar, although smaller-scale, upward trajectory. The market increased from three deals in June to five in July and eight in August.
Finally, some suppliers are showing sustained momentum rather than one-month spikes. QTech Games increased from five deals in June to eight in July and nine in August, while Gaming Corps recorded four, four and five deals respectively.
August was therefore not simply a quieter month following July’s record. The lower total was accompanied by a shift in the composition of deal activity, with Canada moving to the top of the regulated-market ranking, Bulgaria continuing to rise and suppliers such as QTech Games, BGaming and Gaming Corps maintaining strong distribution activity.
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